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Thread: 1982 185s carburetor help

  1. 03-11-2025, 10:40 PM #1
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    1982 185s carburetor help

    Recently bought an old 82 honda 185s. For the life of me i can't get it to run, start, idle or anything without having the choke on atleast half( then I can zoom around but it sometimes die after stopping and idling) Today I pulled the carb and it looked almost new but I cleaned and pulled the jets and cleaned those anyway. Didn't make any difference. Even after warming up as soon as I turn off the choke it dies everytime. I'm totally new to trying to diagnose this issue but every video claims it's the jets 9/10 times. Hopefully someone has another idea. Or can advise me on how to tune the damn thing.
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  2. 03-12-2025, 02:36 AM #2
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  3. 03-12-2025, 08:56 AM #3
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    The "Carb looking almost new" most likely a junk china carb, if it is buy an oem or replace with an other "china" carb to have a 20% chance that china carb will work also.
    And a clean air filter, fuel filter, not old gas.

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  4. 03-12-2025, 01:43 PM #4
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    It was oddly clean but has the original japanese markings on carb. Could it be a tuning issue? As soon as the choke is closed it dies. Air vox and filter have been cleaned as well.
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  5. 03-12-2025, 02:55 PM #5
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    I'd grab a rebuild kit then, things wear out/ orings disintegrate and air/ fuel flows past orifice's its not supposed too.
    Thats where i'd start, then tuning it will be a hell of alot easier. Just my opinion though.
    These things are 30yrs old now i'm sure it needs it.

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